Secrets of the legendary master teacher Demetrius Dounis
Here’s what you’ll learn...
- How to re-awaken of your native instincts
- How to develop a natural bow hold
- How to achieve a ringing tone with leverage rather than brute strength
- Why feeling everything in the hands and fingers is key
- The difference between fast and slow technique
- Why the vibrato is the basis of the left hand technique
- The Dounis formula for “Anxiety-Free” playing
- Cultivating expressiveness through the “inner voice”
- How to get the most out of your practice time
- Why Bach is so difficult technically and how to overcome it
- Group therapy and the secrets of fast playing
Other subjects to be covered...Sautillé, detaché, shifting, scales, spiccato, intonation, the Paganini secret and much more...
About Byron Duckwall...
Former principal cellist of the Orquestra Simfunica Estadual de Sao Paulo, Byron Duckwall is the son of a conductor. He played his first recital at the age of 8. At 18, he played the Saint Saens concerto in Chicago's Orchestra Hall. Later he played for the Metropolitan Opera Association in New York City. In his New York debut, the New York Times wrote,"a luscious sound tempered by a sensitive feeling for the music's rhythmic lilt and subtly shifting colors."
After launching the website, masterthecello.com Byron authored a free ebook, “10 of the Greatest Secrets of String Playing” outlining key principles of the Dounis method. Byron studied with such cello greats as Lazlo Varga, Dudley Powers, Bernard Greenhouse, Aldo Parisot and studied the Dounis method for over 20 years with George Neikrug.
Mr. Duckwall just released his recordings of all the Bach Cello Sonatas with noted pianist Katya Grineva available on masterthecello.com.
